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GARBURETOR. No. 324,177. Patented Aug. 1-1, 1885.

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WILLIAM E. SINGER., OFGAETHAGE, NEW YORK.

CARBURETOR.-

SP@IF.C.TIN forming part of Letters Patent No. 324,177,dated August 1].l 1885.

application filed November E29, 1884. (No model.)

-to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Like letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

My invention relatesto carburetors, and has for its object to provide a series of detachable carburetors, each complete in itself, and so constructed and arrangedas to admit of its being readily attached or removed from the series, as the number of burners to be supplied with gas may at any time be either in- Y creased or diminished. y

The further object of my invention is to provide an air-tight storage-tank for the gasoline or other hydrocarbon used, and provide the same with a means of automatically regulating the supply of hydrocarbon to the carburetors.

I accomplish these objects in the manner hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figurel is a plan view of a series of Iny improved carburetors, one of which is shown in'section. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of aseries of carburetors arranged within the vault withV storage-tank connected. Fig. 3 is a section of one of the carburetors, taken through the line .fr :c of Fig. l. t

Referring to the drawings, A A represent the walls ofthe vault in which the carbureting apparatus is placed. B is a fiooring resting upon the sleepers a a, and forming a support for the covering of earth, which is shown at C.

The air-tight storage-tank D, which is preferably cylindrical in form, is provided with the inlet-pipe b, through which it may be filled. The entrance to the Apipe b may be hermetically closed by means of the cap b', which is packed with soft lead, and is screwed down upon the upper end of the pipe, the outer edge of which is provided with a screw-thread adapted to receive it. The cap is provided with arms or projections, which will permit the same to be adjusted without the use of a wrench, which would be likely to bruise the softmetal of which the same is composed. The end of the tank adjacent to the carburetors is provided with a series of three or more gagecocks, c c c. Vhen in position the bottom of thertank should be upon a level slightly be- ]ow lthat of a horizontal line passing through the centers of the carburetors, and the pipe d, provided with the valve d,furn`ishes the means of communicating the hydrocarbon to the first ofthe series of carburetors, from which the remainder of the series is supplied through the :pipes dl/ dill dill/- The carburetors E E, sectional views of one of which are shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings, may be of any desired form, though I have found the cylindrical form shown in the drawings to be preferable. They are provided at each end with a suitable opening, e, forthe passage ot' the air, the openings being covered by a screen, e', of perforated copper or other metal, in order to prevent particles of the capillary material from escaping into the pipes. The interior surface of each of the carburetors is provided with a lining of raw cotton, f, the lining being several inches in thickness, and the ends are packed with broken coke, F, to a depth of from twelve to sixteen inches. I have found a packing of fifteen inches to give the best results.

That portion of the interior of the carburetorv intermediate of the packing of. coke at its ends is lled with sawdust, (shown at G,) and is provided with a series of sponges, H, arranged `along a line drawn longitudinally through the center of. the carburetor. Each of the Sponges is attached to the cotton lining f f at the bottom of Vthe carburetor, at one `or more points, by means of the wicks g g, made of some suitable iibrous material-as, for instance, candle-wicking. Each of the carburetors is provided at one of its ends with awaste cock, g', and one of the carburetor-s in the series used is provided with the ventpipe h, which enters the top of the carburetor and extends upward to near the surface of the ground. The pipe h is provided with the cock la', which, when opened, will allow the gas to4 IOO escape from the carburetor. Air is admitted through the air-inlet pipe J, and, after passing through the carburetors, is conveyed by means ol the pipe li to the place where it is desired Vl'or use. The trap L l'urnishes a means ol' access to bolli the storage-tank and the carburetors.

In operating the device the storage-tank l) is iilled with gasoline or otliei hydrocarbon, and the cap b secured in its place. The cock 7i is then opened to allow the escape oi' the gas from the carlmretors. The hydrocarbon ilows from the storage-tank D through the pipe d into the i`irst ol' the series ot' carburetors, and thence through the pipes d, d, and dm into those adjacent. Alter a sufficient quantity has entered the carburetors to iill the saine to the level ol' the pipe (l the cool; i/ is closed, and as the tank l) is an air-tight conipartment, the llow will necessarily cease when the supply in the carburctors is sullicient to cover the entrance of the pi pc d.

Air is forced through the pipe J by any of the various air-pumps suitable for the pui'- pose, and, entering the first of the series of carbiiretors through the opening c in the end ol' the same, it passes successively through the layers of coke and sawdust, and by means of the pipe M it enters the next adjoining earbiiretor, through which it passes. The course of the air is thus continued through the several cylinders or chambers constituting'the series o1" carburetors, and enters the outlet-pi pe J, through which it is conveyed to the point where it is to be consumed.

It sometimes happens when the carburetors have been freshly supplied with hydrocarbon that the air, in passing through the series of carburetors, will become too heavily charged with carbon, and it becomes necessary to d lute the same by the admixture ol" fresh air. To accomplish this object any of t-lie various devices adapted to such use may be provided, in connection with the carbureted-airoutlet pipe J. I have shown such a mixer at N, the air being admitted from the air-inlet pipe K through the pipe k.

rlhe number of carburetors used in a series may be varied, the saine depending upon the iiunibei` of lights to be supplied with gas. If it is desired at any time to discontinue the use ot' one or more ot' the carburetor-s, either for repair or for the purpose ot' diminishing the supply of gas, it may be readily detached from the series and the remaining carburetors continued in use.

It is at once evident that the arrangement of the sponges and attachment of the same by means of wicks to the lining at the bottom of the carburetor will greatly aid the capillary material in absorption of the hydrocarbon.

rlhe coke packing at the ends of the carburetors serves the purpose of condensing both the gas and air, and thus preventing moisture from entering the pipes.

One air'pump may, by means of pipes suitably arranged, be used for supplying air to several earburetors located at a distance from each other, and thus iu cases in which several consumers in a neighborhood desire to use separate carburetors the expense of maintaini ng a single airpunip may be shared among them.

Cotton or other material may be used in place ol' spoiiges within the sawdust packing oi' the carburetors. Sponges are preferred, however, because it is believed that the best results are to be obtained by their` use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim to be new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a carbuietor, a carburetiiig-chamber having a lining ot' cotton, the portion of the interior intermediate ot' the ends filled with sawdust, and a series of Sponges attached to the lining by means ol' wicks, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. A carbureting-ehamber having its inner sides lined with cotton, the openings at its ends covered with metallic screens, a packing of coke at each end, the portion of the chanr ber intermediate of the ends filled with sawdust, and having a series of spoiiges or other absorbent material arranged within the body` of the sawdust, the sponges being attached to the lining of the carburetor by means of wicks, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. A series of detachable carburetors communicating with each other at their ends by means of pipes, having an air-inlet pipe, a pipe for the passage o1" gas from the carburetor, and a veiit-pipe, each of the carburetors having its inner side lined with cotton, the openings at the ends covered with a screen, the ends packed 'with coke, the portion ot' the interiorintermediate of the ends filled with sawdust, and having a series of Sponges or equivalent absorbent material arranged within the body of the sawdust and attached to the cotton lining by means of capillary material, substantially as described.

4. The combination of a series ot' detach able carburetors communicating with each other by means of pipes, having an air-inlet pipe, a gas-exit pipe, and a vent-pipe, each of the carburetors having its Vinner sides lined with cotton, the openings at the ends covered with a screen, the ends packed with coke, the portion of the interior intermediate of the ends iilled with sawdust, having a series of Sponges or equivalent absorbent material ar- 'anged within the body of the sawdust and attached to the cotton lining by means of wicks, with an air-tight storage-tank provided with an air-inlet pipe having an air-tight cover, a series of gage-pipes, and an ontletpipe, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

W'itnesses: XV. F. SINGER.

H. XV. BOYER, E. D. Eiiiuns.

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